Equity for Women in Science

Cassidy R. Sugimoto; Vincent Larivière

Ahead of Publication Published by Harvard University Press 2023

Equity for Women in Science

Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement

Cassidy R. Sugimoto

and Vincent Larivière

Overview

About this book

Equity for Women in Science is the first large-scale empirical study of the global gender gap in science. Analyzing millions of scientific papers, the authors show that women are undervalued for their labor in science as measured through publications and citations. The data also reveal how the scientific community can promote equity.

Reviews

This is the book I’ve always wanted. Full of statistics, anecdotes, and evidence-based suggestions that will transform the way the world understands the underrepresentation of women in science.
-- Jess Wade, physicist and author of Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small

In this illuminating portrait of the place of women in science today, Sugimoto and Larivière combine rigorous quantitative analysis with vivid human stories to describe the hurdles still to be overcome if women are to achieve both parity and equity. A lively and informative read with a compelling agenda for change.
-- Drew Gilpin Faust, President Emerita of Harvard University

Taking a precise and elegant scientometric approach, Sugimoto and Larivière reveal the mechanisms gendering science production, labor, and reward. They bring to light the parity paradox, where equal numbers often do not result in equal credit, and show that the people most acclaimed for doing science ultimately determine how science is done.
-- Londa Schiebinger, coeditor of Gendered Innovations 2

Science is one of humankind’s greatest achievements but it has a dispiriting legacy of male dominance. This rigorous and insightful book digs into the numbers to offer a comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of the manifold inequities that diminish the participation and recognition of women in science. With the data as their guide, Sugimoto and Larivière name the problem that has dogged science for far too long and map out a solution.
-- Stephen Curry, Professor of Structural Biology, Imperial College London

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages
- Main content: 256

eBook

Planned Publication: March 21, 2023
ISBN: 9780674292918